PROTIPS for New PlayersI just got murdered. Don't know who did it. But hey, the character was only 5 days old, so I'm not super pissed.
I post this here in the vain hope that others will learn from my (plentiful) mistakes.
Tip #1: Choose a good neighbourhood*. Keep walking if:
1) You run into more than 2 player skeletons** on any given jaunt through the forest
2) Multiple partially established and abandoned settlements are present in the area (With skeletons)
3) You are near a strange village (Full of skeletons)
4) You see caves with claims (Also full of skeletons)
5) You find runestones people left for another player, having robbed and/or murdered them*** (Bonus points if the runestone is next to a skeleton)
Tip #2: Don't try to make friends with your neighbours until you have a plan to kill them. There is a reasonable chance they want to kill you for your stock of Q10 clay so they can be king of the mud pile****.
Tip #3: Whatever the hell you do, (And this is a big one) don't go AFK waiting for an aim bar to fill while fox hunting. Not even if you need a tea refill*****.
Good luck!
*- This is an example of a bad neighbourhood.
**- If you average 5 or more just run and never ever look back.
***- Shout-out to my main man Peter. My condolences on the whole "Being murdered" thing.
****- Just kidding, there was no overarching conspiracy. Sometimes lady luck just shits on you.
*****- No, not even if it is really good tea!